•Also known as “Question Tail” or “ Tag Question”.
1.वह सच बोलता है , न ?
2.उसने तुम्हे धोखा दिया है , न ?
3. मै काम सही कर रहा हूँ ,ना ?
4.तुम्हे समझ आ रहा है ,ना ?
•Confirmation or Uncertainty
•Question tag as an interrogative fragment that turns the statement into a question.
•For example, in the sentence “You’re Mohan, aren’t you?”, the statement “You’re Mohan” is turned into a question by the tag “aren’t you”
•Ram works hard, doesn’t he ?
Sentence Question tag
Rule of Tag question
1.Same tense/modal/helping verb used in sentence & question tag.
2.Always use Pronoun in the question tag.
3.Affirmative Negative vice versa.
4.Negative question tag use contracted form .
Contracted form
•Is not = isn’t
•Are not = aren’t
•Am not = aren’t
•Was not = wasn’t
•Were not = weren’t
•Will not = won’t
•Would not = wouldn’t
•Shall not = shan’t
•Should not = shouldn’t
•Has not = hasn’t
•Have not = haven’t
•Can not = can’t
•Had not = hadn’t
•V1 = don’t
•V1 + s/es = doesn’t
•V2 = didn’t
•May not = mayn’t
Example
1.Ram works hard, doesn’t he?
2.He has helped her, hasn’t he?
3.You had played well, hadn’t you?
4.He will not tell me a story, will he?
5.I needn’t go there, need I ?
6.I am not right, am I ?
7.I am fine, aren’t I ?
8.He spoke the truth, didn’t he?
Some words negative meaning
neither, nor, not, never, none, no one, nobody, few, little, hardly, rarely, scarcely, seldom, barely
1.He hardly does any work, does he ?
2.Nothing is yours, is it ?
3.Few students have come to attend the class, have they?
4.I have read a few books, haven’t I ?
5.I know little about you, do I ?
6.You have a little money, haven’t you ?
How to select the subject of question tag
Rule 1:- noun (he/she/it/they)
1.Sita is an intelligent girl, isn’t she?
2.The girls were playing kho-kho, weren’t they?
3.The sofaset was not strong enough, was it?
Collective noun
1.The jury has taken its decision, hasn’t it?
EXCEPTION ( difference in opinion , talk about the individual members)
1.The audience have taken their seats, haven’t they?
2.The committee are divided in their opinion, aren’t they?
Rule 2: pronoun
1.They write, don’t they?
2.We did our homework, didn’t we?
3.He reads the Ramayana, doesn’t he?
Rule 3: there ,one, this/that, these/those
1.There were no good school in the town, were there ?
2.One cannot do this sum, can one?
3.This is your book, isn’t it?
4.That is my table, isn’t it ?
5.These are your caps, aren’t they?
6.Those were his buffaloes, weren’t they?
Exception (one , this/that, these/those)
1.One girl can do this work, can’t she?
2.This pen is useless, isn’t it?
3.That boy has no knowledge, has he?
4.These books are yours, aren’t they?
5.Those women are beautiful, aren’t they?
Rule 4: everything, something, anything, nothing
1.Everything looks beautiful, doesn’t it?
2.Nothing is yours , is it?
3.Anything can be done for her, can’t it be? Or can’t it ?
Rule 5: Someone, Somebody, Everyone, Everybody, Anyone, Anybody, No one , Nobody, none
•(are singular and hence will take singular verb/singular pronoun/singular adjective with them but their question tag will take plural verb and plural pronoun)
1.Everyone has come, haven’t they?
2.Somebody knocked at the door, didn’t they?
3.Anyone can lift this box, can’t they?
4.Nobody has seen God, have they?
5.None of your friends likes her, do they?
Rule 6
•All of us/you/them,
•None of us/you/them,
•One of us/you/them,
•Anyone of us/you/them,
•Some of us/you/them, we, you, they
•Most of us/you/them,
•Every of us /you/them,
•Either of us/you/them, Neither of us/you/them
1.None of them have seen the Red fort, have they?
2.Either of you is innocent, aren’t you?
3.Some of us are intelligent, aren’t we?
Use of ‘used to’ – in sentence
1.He used to come here, usedn’t he?
2.He used to come here, didn’t he?
3.They usedn’t to come here, used they?
4.They usedn’t to come here, did they?
Use of need/dare
1.He daren’t come here, dare he?
2.I needn’t go there, need I ?
3.He dares to oppose his father, doesn’t he?
4.She will need nothing, will he?
5.Nobody will dare to beat me, will they?
If the sentence starts with-
•Let us/ let’s
1.Let us dance together, shall we?
2.Let’s go to party tonight, shall we ?
•Let me/him/her/them/Name
1.Let me do this work, will you?
2.Let Ram watch T.V, will you?
Imperative sentence
Postive sentence- will you/ won’t you
1.Please give me money, will you?
2.Please give me money won’t you?
Exception (show urgency)
1.Be careful while solving the sums, won’t you?
2.Remember to shut the window, won’t you
Negative sentence- will you
1.Don’t open the window, will you?
2.Don’t switch off the light, will you?
Expression show- shout/impatience
1.Use your own mind, can’t you?
2.Use your own calculator, can’t you?
3.Shut your mouth, can’t you?
Something offer/ someone being asked to do – ‘will you/would you’.
1.Open the door, will you?
2.Have some more tea, would you ?